Potential Medicinal Plant Species For Fever Used by Minangkabau Ethnic at Nagari Taruang-Taruang, West Sumatra, Indonesia

AbstractFever is a symptom of illness that commonly found in the Minangkabau ethnic community. This way, community has local knowledge utilizing plants to cure fever. The purpose this study was obtain species used by treatment diseases with symptoms fever, as well their potential modern medicinal ingredients. research method carried out using open, semi-structural, and participatory observation techniques. Interviews were conducted 9 key informants selected purposive sampling 126 respondents snowball sampling. Data analyzed qualitatively descriptive statistic quantitatively calculating Cultural Significance Index (CSI) fidelity value. 40 from 22 families. most families Euphorbiaceae (5 species), Musaceae, Poaceae (each 4 Rubiaceae (3 species). Cocos nucifera had highest CSI value, indicating widely Based on value fidelity, 70% obtained treat namely Costus speciosus, Kalanchoe pinnata, Sacciolepeis interrupta, Enhydra fluctuans. four have be further developed into ingredients.AbstrakDemam merupakan gejala sakit yang umum ditemukan pada masyarakat etnis Minangkabau. Masyarakat memiliki pengetahuan lokal dalam memanfaatkan tumbuhan untuk penyembuhan demam. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah memperoleh jenis digunakan oleh pengobatan penyakit dengan demam, serta potensinya sebagai bahan obat modern. Metode dilakukan teknik wawancara terbuka, semistruktural dan observasi partisipasif. Wawancara orang informan kunci dipilih secara responden menggunakan dianalisis statistika deskriptif kuantitatif menghitung nilai kultural (Index Significance) Fidelitas. Tumbuhan dimanfaatkan sebanyak berasal dari suku. Famili terbanyak yaitu jenis), Musaceae (masing masing jenis). tertinggi. Berdasarkan fidelitas terdapat tanaman Keempat tersebut potensi dikembangkan menjadi